CHARLIE CHARTERS

Charlie Charters was born in London, raised in Fiji, spent a large part of his working life based in Hong Kong, and now mostly lives near Malton, North Yorkshire.

His first novel Bolt Action was published in 2010 by Hodder & Stoughton - Harlan Coben said ‘A terrific debut. Charters is definitely one to watch’, while Andy McNab singled it out as 'A great read...gritty and authentic'.

Since 9/11, the door between the cockpit and the cabin on an airliner must be locked and impossible to break down. But what happens when the pilot and crew have all been poisoned?

This is the ultimate terrorist spectacular, played out as the world watches, blogs and tweets . . .

Also on board, by chance, is a renegade group of British ex-soldiers, fleeing the attentions of MI5. Can Captain Tristie Merritt and her band of unlikely heroes save the plane - and the world - from disaster?